The High Max Reoprt - Guide for Megaman X6

Hello again, I'm here reporting on one of my favorite villains from Meagman X6:
High Max. High Max was originally created by Gate, who used Zero's DNA to create
him and the Nightmare. Gate found Zero's DNA after the Space Colony Eurasia
incident (Megaman X5, which was Sigma's most evil deed, and in the end caused his
death, but however was partially resurructed by Gate) and then created High Max and
the Nightmare from it. High Max can be fought three times (considering if he is
beaten each time) and he must be fought twice. However, he can only be beaten
twice. I have named some of High Max's attacks after the things he says before
attacking. Here is the data on his fighting style and how to defeat him:
High Max First Encounter
Here you must fight High Max as X. He appears right after the giant mechanaloid,
who is the boss of the preliminary stage. Here he cannot be beaten, even with the
Ultimate Armor. His attacks include:
Shinonoo: HIgh Max will shoot four projectiles from his hand three times. They move
slowly and are sligtly hard to avoid, since thay are fired in quick succession.
Dezmoo Moogada: High Max will create a large energy ball that will be released
after he says "Dezmoo." It will slide down to the bottom, and scroll across the
screen and then rise up the opposite wall. To avoid this, just wall jump and dash
over the energy ball.
Dash: High Max will lower himself and dash across the screen, then go out of sight.
Just wall jump and dash or duck to avoid. Don't worry, he'll come back.
My strategy:
As I said before, High Max cannot be defeated at this stage of the game. What I
usually do is just let High Max damage me constantly untill a scene starts. Then,
the eight levels of the Nightmare Investigators appear.
High Max Second Encounter
High Max can be defeated, and you can use either of the Maverick Hunters. To be
able to fight him, you must first need to have beaten Nightmare Zero in any level's
Nightmare Zone, because only then will High Max appear as a boss in any Nightmare
Zone. However, you MUST NOT have beaten the eight Nightmare Investigators and you
MUST NOT have collected 3000+ nightmare souls. Go to any Nightmare Zone and go into
the boss zone, and High Max will appear. His attacks include:
Sinonoo: This move is back, but it is speedier than before. High Max will once
again shoot four projectiles out of his hands three times. The shots may be
speedier, but they are now seperated and easier to avoid.
Super Dash: High Max will appear to be creating a Dezmoo Moogada shot, but he wil
create a barrier and become impervious to attacks. Otherwise, it is no different
from regular Dash. Avoid in the same way as Dash.
Dezmoo Moogada: Same move, same tactics.
Dezmoo Punch: High Max will say "Dezmoo" and start to flash. A Dezmoo shot will
appear in his hand whil he lowers himself down, and punches the wall with the shot.
Dezmoo Split: If you are playing as Zero, this move will show up when High Max is
just about defeated. High Max will take center stage and create multiple Dezmoo
shots. However, the shots will split into four and start to go towards you. This
attack is extremely difficult to avoid.
My strategy:
If you are a Zero fan, don't even attempt to fight High Max without the sentsuizan
attack, gained after beating Ground Scaravich. You cannot injure him without it To
avoid the shinonoo attack, start off in the center of the field. Quickly dash and
wall jump to avoid the first four shots. Quickly get off the wall and dash towards
High Max to avoid the second four. Lastly, dash back to the wall to avoid the last
four, and then return to the center of the stage. Do not attempt to attack him with
sentsuizan during the shinonoo attack. To avoid Dezmoo Punch, just duck while he
goes across the field, and then attack. I have no sure-fire way of aviding Dezmoo
Split, but if you are fast enough, keep attacking him with sentsuizan and he might
lose the battle without the need of subtanks or life recover.
For X, the battle could not be any simpler if you have the Ultimate Armor. There is
almost no need to avoid any attacks because he will have no chance. Just shoot him
with a plasma shot (X4 slang for charged-up X buster in that certain form.) and he
will be stunned. Now, quickly Nova Strike (Giga attack with Ultimate Armor, use R2
to activate) to damage him severely. Just keep attacking and he will be defeated
quickly.
After beating High Max in a Nightmare Zone, a special scene will start between,
High Max, Isoc, and the Maverick Hunter you used to beat him. After that, you get
to go to Gate's Lab, which opens after another scene. There are two levels to
Gate's Lab, and High Max reappears in the first part of the second level (Gate is
the boss of the second part).
High Max Final Encounter
Here is where High Max finally gets destroyed. You have to face him whether you
beat him in the Nightmare Zone or not. Personally, I wish we could have face Isoc,
I was dying to fight him, but we can't. This time, High Max will have two breakable
barriers (He can still be hit with them activated). His attacks include:
Dezmoo Moogada: Same move, same tactics.
Ultimate Dash: High Max dashes across the screen with the barriers activated.
The barriers do some damage, so I advise to avoid being hit.
Barrier strike: High Max's barriers are not just for show. He will make them
seperate, and then they will reappear above you. He also does something else with
them, but it is not overly important.
My Strategy:
X is exactly the same. Shoot out a plasma shot and Nova Strike High Max to death.
However, if you do not use the plasma shot to stun him, he will eventually start to
use Dezmoo Split from the second encounter. Just keep Nova Striking him untill he
is dead, for he is vulnerable to it now.
Zero is simple enough. Keep using sentsuizan to attack near the barrier. If you are
close enough, the sentsuizan will strike High Max (Do not worry about the barrier,
the sentsuizan will make Zero temporarily invulnerable to damage. Just make sure he
doesn't land on High Max, or damage will be taken.). Otherwise, just keep striking
with sentsuizan, and High Max will be gone before long.
That is all you REALLY need to know about the three encounters with the great High
Max. Well, I might want to mention how to get Ultimate Armor. At the title screen,
scroll over game start. Move the control stick left three times and then right. A
sound should be heard if done right. Also, to recieve Black Zero, scroll over game
start and press L1 three times and the R1. Now THAT is everything you need to know
about fighting the great High Max.